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Table 3.

The impact of carob pulp powder on broiler growth performance.

Treatments		Feed intake (g/chick/ period)	Weight gain (g/chick/ period)	Weight gain (g/chick/ day)	Feed conversion ratio
Starter (1–21 days)	Control	1,030 ± 43.0^a	649 ± 15.5	30.9 ± 0.7	1.59 ± 0.03
Starter (1–21 days)	Experimental	1,153 ± 38.1^b	659 ± 9.1	31.4 ± 0.4	1.75 ± 0.08
Grower (1–32 days)	Control	2,434 ± 52.6	1,433 ± 85.7	44.8 ± 2.7	1.70 ± 0.12
Grower (1–32 days)	Experimental	2,535 ± 91.1	1,435 ± 36.3	44.8 ± 1.0	1.77 ± 0.04
Finisher (1–45 days)	Control	4,437 ± 90.8	2,175 ± 93.4	48.3 ± 2.1	2.05 ± 0.13
Finisher (1–45 days)	Experimental	4,349 ± 49.5	2,151 ± 106	47.8 ± 2.4	2.04 ± 0.12

Data are represented as means ± standard error.

^{a, b}

Mean values in the same column within each dietary period and treatment are significantly different at P > 0.05 by the mean of t test.